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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We left dc and it was the best decision we made.  Our kids go to a strong public in our new, small city.  The mental load here is so much less - less competitive professionally and academically, cost of living is about 60% less than dc, there is little traffic.  We have everything we need, albeit no world class museums or a multitude of fine dining restaurants, but we don’t miss those things that much.   We have calm, normal neighbors who do normal things and take normal vacations.  My kids aren’t in a pressure cooker school yet still seems to be learning a ton and doing great on standardized testing.  Their college options are better coming from here than close in DMV.  We have room to breathe.  We moved about 4 years ago and our house has appreciated about 50%.    [/quote]

Congratulations on the mediocrity.[/quote]

DP. Why hate on someone who doesn’t like being in DC? I live here and there’s nothing truly remarkable about living here. Housing options suck and are expensive (yet the homes themselves are built so poorly), traffic, and it’s a ratrace. [b]What’s so remarkable about DC?[/b] [/quote]

[b]History, museums, arts, architecture, and tons of interesting people with interesting jobs. [/b]Sure, you can get sucked into some crappy scene here. If  what you want is some place that is cheaper, easier to drive around, and with fewer high achieving people to make you feel insecure, that's fine, but it sounds pretty mediocre.[/quote]

And Chicago, Philly and Boston have the same.  [/quote]

Wait until the PP’s young adult kids want to live in Philly in Northern Liberties, Fishtown or Point Breeze. There are even high rise luxury apartments going up in Kensington. They will have a heart attack from their pearl-clutching. [/quote]

Row houses in south Philly are over $1M now and many are nicer than DC row houses. [/quote]

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